unfurling

Unfurling means to open up or to spread out. When the flag is unfurled, it is raised to the top of the pole and allowed to flap in the wind.

  • The flag was unfurled at halfmast to honor the victims of the attack.

  • The artist unfurled his latest work for the first time at the exhibition.

Definition of unfurling

verb

To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.

verb

To roll out or debut anything.

verb

To open up by unrolling.

verb

To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress.

noun

The act by which something is unfurled.

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